Justice: US sanctions against President of the Criminal Court
The US government is increasing pressure on the International Criminal Court with sanctions - this time also against the president. This is not the first measure of this kind.
The US government has announced sanctions against Tomoko Akane, President of the International Criminal Court, and Abdoulaye Seye, a senior Senegalese jurist. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that they were being sanctioned for their involvement in investigations and arrests of government officials from countries that do not accept the ICC's jurisdiction, including the US, Israel, and Russia.
The ICC has been investigating and has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since 2024, on allegations of war crimes in the Gaza Strip, which Netanyahu denies. This is not the first time the US has imposed such sanctions, having done so against ICC judges in December, citing the court's actions against Israel as "politicized".
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